GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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HOUSE BILL 2054

Short Title:  Whiteville Mayor's Voting.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representative Mercer.
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Referred to:  Government.
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May 23, 1990

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF WHITEVILLE TO VOTE ON ALL ISSUES COMING BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Section 2.3 of the Charter of the City of Whiteville, being Chapter 1018, Session Laws of 1987, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 2.3.  Mayor; Term of Office; Duties.  The Mayor is elected by all the qualified voters of the City for a term of two years; is the official head of the City government and presides at meetings of the Council; shall have the power to vote on all questions or matters coming before the Council, but shall not have the power to vote again in instances where there is an equal division on a question or matter; and shall exercise the powers and duties conferred by law or as directed by the Council.
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.